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Lance George Gabriel Jr.

Death by Force
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On what should have been a joyous celebration, Lance George Gabriel Jr., a 22-year-old male, was tragically killed on the evening of his birthday, May 13, 2014, in Federal Way, Washington. A Marine on leave, he was returning home from a birthday dinner with his new bride and friends. As he was trying to find a parking spot in the lot outside his mother's apartment, he was senselessly shot and killed.

The act appeared to be random and motiveless, as Gabriel Jr. did not know the person who ...Read More
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  • Q13 FOX News: LCpl. George Gabriel murder: U.S. Marine home for birthday caught in crossfire of deadly gang war
  • https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/incident/134730
    • Victim Details

    Lance George Gabriel, Jr.

    Male

    Black / African American

    Federal Way

    WA

    2014-05-13

    22

    Lance

    George Gabriel Jr.

    11/09/2025

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